ܩܗܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܩ ܗ ܐ (q h ˀ)
1 term

Compare Hebrew כָּהָה (“dull, weak, dim”) and Arabic قَهِيَ (qahiya, “to be/become weak, lack hunger”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qaːheː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [qaheː]

Verb[edit]

ܩܵܗܹܐ • (qāhē) (present participle ܩܗܵܝܵܐ (qhāyā), past participle ܩܸܗܝܵܐ (qihyā))

  1. to become dull, blunt (of edges, blades or teeth)

See also[edit]

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